Cannery sandal



LA MONT C. LUMBAHD. cANNgnv sANnAL. APPLlCATION FILED MAR. 29, 1920.

IN VEN TOR LAMONT C. LUNE/1K5 A TTORNEYL' Patented Nov. 14, 1922.

airain stares LA rgroNr c. LUMBARD, or HAYw'nan, CALIFORNIA.. *1

CANNERY SANDAL.

Application filed March x29,A 1920. Serial No. 369,566.

To all @l1/0m t may concern Be it known that I, LA MONT C v. IJUMBARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hayward. in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cannery Sandals, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a cannery sandal.

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide a Cannery sandal which is in the form of a shoe protector and which is adapted to be detachably disposed over the sole of shoes and to insulate the shoe and the feet of the wearer from cold and dampness such as commonly experienced on the floors of canneries and like industrial plants.

The present invention contemplates the use of a flexible member provided with a heel plate forming a seat for the main heel of a shoe; said sole being fitted with a plurality of transversely extending tread blocks formed of wood or other material. which would insulate the flexible sole from a damp or cold lioor.

The invention is illustrated by way of example in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation disclosing the present invention as applied to a shoe.

Fig. 2 is a view in plan showing the bottom of the sandal.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 10 indicates a shoe upon which is mounted a shoe protector or sandal 11. This structure comprises a sole 12 of flexible material having a contour substantially agreeing with the sole 'and heel of the shoe. This flexible sole is preferably made of rubberized fabric belting although other waterproof materials might be used. Secured around the heel portion of the sole and extending upwardly therefrom is a guard plate or counter 13, which snugly conforms to the contour of the shoe and provides a seat therefor. This counter is held in its seated position by means of an ankle strap 11.1., while the forward or sole portion of the member 12 is secured beneath the shoe by a strap 15. It is evident that other adjustable fastenings might be used if found convenient.

Secured across the bottom of the flexible sole 12 is a plurality of' tread blocks 16, and a heel block 17. The tread block at the point of the toe is curved to permit ease in walking and to prevent the wearer from stumbling due to the unusual thickness of the sole structure. The other tread blocks 1G fare preferably rectangular in section and are arranged in spaced relation to each other beneath the main sole portion of the shoe. The heel block 17 is of substantially the same configuration as the heel of the shoe and provides a support for the plate 13 and around which block the plate is secured.

In operation of the present invention mated pairs of sandals are provided for a desired size of shoe and may thereafter be fastened in position upon the shoes by the straps 14C and 15. When used the blocks 16 and 17 will support the main sole of the shoe a considerable distance above the surface over whichthe wearer is walking. This height is intended to be sufficient to clear any bodies of water which might be on the floor and to thoroughly insulate the main sole of the shoe against the action of dampness or cold which might be otherwise transmitted from damp Wooden floors or naturally chilly cement floors.

It will thus be seen that the shoe pro- `tectors here disclosed are simple in their construction and inexpensive as to material and manufacturing costs, and that furthermore they will serviceably protect the wearer under the objectionable and disagreeable conditions previously mentioned.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention as now known to me, I wish it understood that various changes in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made by those skilled in the art wit-hout departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- A cannery sandal comprising a flexible sole agreeing in contour with a shoe sole beneath which it is disposed when the device is positioned on the side of a wearer, a wooden heel block secured to said flexible sole, a sheet metal counter secured to and vembracing said heel block and extending upwardly to receive the rear end of a. shoe, a transverse slot formed through the sheet metal counter and the heel block immediately below the flexible sole, a tread block `secured to the sole beneath the toe portion thereof, the said tread block agreeing in contour with the toe portion of the sole and having its underside rounded oft at its forward end on the radius of the tilting center of the shoe when .valling, a pair of rectangular cleat blocks secured to tlie sole and spaced a. certain distance apart, the said distance being the saine as the distance between the toe tread block and tlie iirst cleat7 and straps to secure the protector to the slioe 0l the wearer, one of said straps passing through tlie slot in 'the heel block and passing of the shoe directlyv above the instep, the second of said straps being secured to the underside of the flexibley sole between the rectangular cleats and passing over the shoe, the said distance between said cleats being substantially the saine as 'the Widtli of the strap.

ln 'testimony .whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

LA MONT C. LUMBRD.

Witnesses TN. B. MGGORD, LESTER` PERRY. 

